12General obligation to report death

12 General obligation to report death

S. 12(1) amended by Nos 31/2013 s. 14(1), 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 30.4).

(1) A person who has reasonable grounds to believe that a reportable death has not been reported must report it without delay to a coroner, the Institute or the police officer in charge of a police station.

S. 12(2) amended by Nos 31/2013 s. 14(2), 26/2014 s. 455(Sch. item 5.3), 39/2022 s. 801.

(2) A member of the immediate family of a deceased person may report the death to the coroner or the Institute if the person was a person discharged from a designated mental health service within the meaning of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022 within 3 months immediately before the person's death.

S. 12(3) inserted by No. 31/2013 s. 14(3).

(3) The Institute must refer to a coroner a report of a death received under subsection (1) or (2) as soon as practicable after receipt of that report.